Features a wonderful mix of scary stories from around the world, both classic and contemporary. From around the world comes this spooky collection of short stories and folktales. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Short and shivery and even more short and shivery by robert d. Thirty hairraising tales, selected from international ghostlore, have been skillfully retold especially for young people. All stories are age appropriate and entertaining for middlegrade students. Find short and shivery 038523886x by san souci, robert d search about.
Come inside and meet the robber bridegroom, the vampire cat. Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms. San souci also known for writing various other scary childrens books, including dare to be scared. The titular character of the robber bridegroom is a variant he woos a woman, convinces her family to let him marry her, and then, once shes been brought to his. Ghosts that arise from the mist of a waterfall, a mass for the dead, and a boys night ride with a dark phantom rider are among the familiar and notsofamiliar tales of ghosts, witchcraft, and death in this book. Thirty spinechilling stories from around the world provide plenty of shivers in this spooky collection. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Each book contained 30 tales from america and around the world, including classics by various famous. These are horror novels, each 120125 pages long, for readers between the ages of 8 and 14. The popular anthology series spawned several sequels throughout an 11year span. Vampires, disembodied heads, ghosts, and evil entities of varying descriptions terrify unsuspecting mortals, the.
Tell us what titles or genres youve enjoyed in the past, and well give you surprisingly insightful recommendations. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. The black cat edgar allan poe classic horror audio book. Thirty creepy tales are about stories from all around the world. In my book there are forty five scary stories, but i think the scariest one was knock, knock, knock. I hope you enjoy this collection of the short and shivery tales. Something was approaching the house, and growing larger the nearer it came.
Eerie blackandwhite illustrations, ghastly details, and strong, shuddery endings make these the kind of stories young readers crave. Also issued were compilations called four scares in one, which. San souci, many short stories are written involving myths, tales and paranormal activity. See the winners in the only major book awards decided by readers. San souci is about chilly stories though i didnt think they were scary. Most of the stories in the book keep you on your toes and every once in a while you might have to look over your shoulders. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The stories in this book have been carefully selected from international ghostlore and skillfully retold with ghastly details and strong, shuddery endings. Thirty chilling tales from the worlds largest community of readers. Our rbdigital platform distributes the broadest array of digital content typesincluding audiobooks, video, magazines, ebooks, education, and entertainmentall in one powerful app. Vampires, disembodied heads, ghosts, and evil entities of varying descriptions terrify unsuspecting mortals, the nice as well as the nasty kind. Shivers is a series of thirtysix childrens horror novels written by m. Thirty chilling tales this book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering.
Doubleday books for young readers, 1987 038523886x new condition. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. San souci 19462014 authored more than sixtyfive picture books and story collections for young readers, including the reluctant dragon, illustrated by john segal, a retelling of kenneth grahams classic, as well as the talking eggs, illustrated by jerry pinkney, and the faithful friend, illustrated by brian pinkney, both caldecott and coretta scott king honor books. San souci, and also discusses the other volumes in the series.
San souci have you ever read a book that you were afraid to read because it was so frightening. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. This is a book with 162 pages and many short stories in it. Short and shivery 038523886x by san souci, robert d. Mark hammer a collection of thirty short and spooky tales from the folklore of russia, virginia, ireland, canada, and other areas of the world. Curl up with old friends like washington irvings guests from gibbet island or charles dickens chips. One of the best stories in opinion is one about a man and a creature. Or make the aquaintance of the skull that spoke and the monster of baylockbut beware of spectral visitors like the blooddrawing ghost. San souci 2000, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Dont read this at night unless youre a real risktaker.
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